Tag: Jobs

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to announce the Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates following a two-day meeting. The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jobs market is hot any way you look at it, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2017 7:49 pm

Congress should move forward in putting together legislation to modernize our tax code so we can encourage businesses to create jobs here at home and ensure our nation remains the global leader in innovation. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Tax reform could create 5 million jobs

Linda Moore · June 14, 2017 4:01 am

Trump toured a technical college in the suburban Milwaukee county on Tuesday afternoon, outlining his administration's plans to help boost apprenticeship programs and close the skills gap in the labor force. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Local Wisconsin leaders react to Trump’s Waukesha visit

Emily Jashinsky · June 14, 2017 12:01 am

If NFL teams were colluding, they would pay their cheerleaders a comparable amount, not anywhere from $0 to $125 per game.

Beltway Confidential

Dear NFL cheerleaders: Don’t sue your teams over low wages

Amelia Irvine · June 14, 2017 12:00 am

Rosa Labonte works on a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica on the assembly line at the Windsor Assembly Plant, Friday, May 6, 2016 in Windsor. NAFTA's rules of origin are particularly important to automakers, who use supply chains spread across all three member countries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Canada companies push to maintain NAFTA’s ‘made in America’ definition

Sean Higgins · June 12, 2017 8:20 pm

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Budget cuts won’t hamper apprenticeships, Acosta says

Sean Higgins · June 12, 2017 7:13 pm

The Employee Rights Act would apply the same common-sense solution that citizens use to elect their political leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Employee Rights Act will let GOP make the case for workers’ rights

Washington Examiner · June 11, 2017 4:01 am

Trump will roll out administrative actions meant to encourage apprenticeships and promote career paths that do not involve traditional four-year colleges. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

After botched ‘infrastructure week,’ Trump tries for ‘workforce development week’

Joseph Lawler · June 10, 2017 6:00 pm

Trump administration has reversed course on changes Obama made to overtime, business liability, contracting and worker exposure to harmful materials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump is dismantling Obama’s workplace law legacy

Sean Higgins · June 9, 2017 4:01 am

Trump likes to point to employment growth as an important barometer, and it is, indeed, a key measure of how we are doing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Beltway Confidential

Riding the roller coaster economy with Trump

Bruce Yandle · June 8, 2017 5:37 pm

Private sector forecasters had expected new jobless claims to fall to 241,000. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Unemployment benefits running at lowest levels in 43 years

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2017 12:31 pm

(AP Photo/Jeri Clausing)

Washington Secrets

Boom: Job openings reach all-time high

Paul Bedard · June 7, 2017 3:55 pm